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Diverse programme of theatre events for Offaly festival

BARELY a month after the success that was Scripts Festival where they staged four plays in four days for an enthusiastic audience, Birr Theatre & Arts Centre are doing it all over again with a diverse programme that will bring the whole of Birr ...

29 Jul 2022 at 12:26

Local News

Mary Poppins comes to Birr for one day only!

Charity Film Screening of Mary Poppins will take place on Saturday 3rd March 2018 in Birr Theatre & Arts Centre in aid of Friends of the Coombe. This event has been inspired by the story of baby Tom Fahey who died of an uncommon chromosomal ...

19 Feb 2018 at 15:28

Arts & Entertainment

The PwC Players Return to Birr with Another Fantastic Panto this April

Birr Theatre & Arts Centre is delighted to announce the Price Waterhouse Cooper (PwC) Players will return with another fantastic panto this April. Following their triumphant return to Birr in 2016 following a three year gap, they will take ...

13 Feb 2017 at 14:54

Local News

Offaly Nominees Announced For Person of the Year Award

A total of seventeen people from all over the county have been nominated for the Offaly Person of the Year award. The award is to be presented at The Bridge House, located in Tullamore on the 7th of April. The event is sponsored by MR ...

16 Feb 2018 at 12:58

Offaly Life

5 things to do in Offaly this weekend

From plays to fairies, here are the five things to do in Offaly this weekend: 1. Birr's 'Frank Pig Says Hello' Described as 'desperately funny and yet deeply tragic', Birr's production of the classic Irish play 'Frank Pig Says Hello' ...

05 Oct 2018 at 13:13

Arts & Entertainment

Trad duo to close 50th Annual Birr Vintage Week

Birr Theatre will play host to the virtuoso duo on the special occasion of the closing night of the 50th Annual Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival. Taking place on Sunday, August 12, Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill will perform in the ...

10 Aug 2018 at 10:24

Arts & Entertainment

'The Singing River' makes a welcome return to Offaly stage

FOLLOWING its highly anticipated premiere at Birr Theatre and Arts Centre in May 2025, 'The Singing River' returns for a limited engagement on August 29th and 30th, 2025. "The Singing River" is a poignant narrative that delves into ...

09 Aug 2025 at 14:59

Midland Tribune

Talented, 'deeply expressive' musician making welcome return to Birr

THE talented musician Alan Roe, aka Roesy, is making a welcome return to his hometown of Birr during September. After almost a decade away, Roesy returned to Ireland at the end of August with a renewed voice and renewed ...

04 Sept 2025 at 19:30

Offaly Life

Huge array of events across Offaly for Culture Night 2025

CULTURE Night / Oíche Chultúir – the annual nationwide celebration of creativity, culture, and the arts – returns this year on Friday, September 19, 2025. Presented by the Arts Council, this initiative invites people ...

02 Sept 2025 at 12:00

Arts & Entertainment

Celebrated storyteller Aindrias de Staic brings nationwide tour to Offaly

“HE'S a waterboy seanachai, the Pied Piper of mischief, if he didn’t exist, we’d have to invent him, our culture needs spirits like this, a wayward Irish fiddle playing dream talker.” Tommy Tiernan Storytelling in ...

06 Aug 2025 at 18:29

Midland Tribune

OPINION (AN COLÚN): Our culture pushes us towards dissatisfaction - it's good to push back

OUR CULTURE pushes us towards dissatisfaction. It is constantly whispering in our ear that we shouldn't be happy with who we are. “Not good enough. Do more. Strive More. Push More.” These are the things which our ...

28 Jun 2025 at 19:00

Midland Tribune

Pedestrian crossing to be constructed for busy Offaly street

Heavy and busy traffic is often a topic of conversation among the people of Birr, and the Area Engineer Brian Keenaghan told the June meeting of Birr Municipal District that the Council is planning to improve ...

26 Jun 2025 at 18:30

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